The rogue lifted his gun and pointed it at Xavier's head.
Then he tilted the barrel upward, away from Xavier, placed it against his own forehead—
And his voice finally came out.
"See you in Mode 3."
He pulled the trigger.
His body pixelated, collapsing into static before fading into the air.
The timer hit zero as Xavier stepped into the evac field.
Everyone else on the battlefield was dead.
But the phase counted him alive.
Phase 3 ended with Xavier as the ONLY surviving player.
Heroic faction won by technicality, because the VIP reached the evac point alive, even though literally every other player on both factions got wiped.
[PHASE 3 — OFFICIAL RESULTS]
TOTAL ACTIVE PLAYERS AT START OF PHASE 3: 363,726
• Heroic: 163,727
• Evil: 199,999
TOTAL SURVIVORS:
1 (Xavier)
Every other player died due to combat, explosions, environment collapse, GM tram incidents, or "unexpected data events."
OUTCOME:
HEROIC FACTION — VICTORY.
